Foreign Ministry condemns Swiss statement

Manama : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rejected Swiss Representative’s allegations of human rights violations in the Kingdom before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 14.

The Ministry said the statements by Swiss Representative are clear fallacies, untrue claims and bare accusations on the human rights situation in Bahrain, which in fact, boasts of a clean record on par with international standards.

Condemning the statement, the Ministry said it overlooked the Kingdom’s legal framework, national pre-emptive mechanisms and its efforts to safeguard and underpin human rights.